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Venezuela’s Maduro Wins Re-Election Amid Opposition Boycott

President extends predecessor’s radical leftist movement

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Kejal Vyas and

Juan Forero

May 21, 2018

CARACAS, Venezuela—Nicolás Maduro won re-election to a six-year term in a Venezuelan presidential election deemed illegitimate by the opposition and foreign governments, paving the way for heavier international sanctions amid widespread discontent over his management of an economy in free fall.

Even before the ballots were counted, opposition candidate Henri Falcón cried foul, saying the election was a sham and calling for a new vote this year.